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The description of piracy is alone worthy of serious attention, whereas I am inclined to agree with Mr. Brydges in thinking the small petty piracy, at least so far as Hong Kong is concerned, is the more serious ill. I do not think that any good can be done by attempting to prevent the armament of boats at Kong until the police of the adjacent seas is reorganised and enforced by the Government. It would probably miss the pirate and affect the trader who endeavours to provide for his own defence.

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Send copies to Darcy's office & ... actually state that they enter ... the mis ... Get start ... ex ... all & exert ... Call the attention of the Governor to the state of the law regarding the serving of a legal ordinance, the law being te ... the better this decline ...

Entered 12893 Hong Kong The Secretary of the Municipality, 1866 2 April Jardine ... High ... *privately ESABU #Schabouchere Aus. 18. April, 3464 20 March 565 Jour 225 12th April 155.

With reference to my letter of the 25th of January and to previous correspondence relative to the suppression of piracy in the Chinese seas, I am directed by Secretary Labouchere to transmit to you the accompanying copy of a letter on the subject from Mr. W. F. Bridges, who has for some time acted as a Barrister in Hong Kong, and lately held the office of Acting ...

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The description of piracy is alone worthy of serious attention, whereas I am inclined to agree with Mr. Brydges in thinking the small petty piracy, at least so far as Hong Kong is concerned, is the more serious ill. I do not think that any good can be done by attempting to prevent the armament of boats at Kong until the police of the adjacent seas is reorganised and enforced by the Government. It would probably miss the pirate and affect the trader who endeavours to provide for his own defence.

Send copies to Darcy's office & ... actually state that they enter ... the mis ... Get start ... ex ... all & exert ... Call the attention of the Governor to the state of the law regarding the serving of a legal ordinance, the law being te ... the better this decline ...

Entered 12893 Hong Kong The Secretary of the Municipality, 1866 2 April Jardine ... High ... *privately ESABU #Schabouchere Aus. 18. April, 3464 20 March 565 Jour 225 12th April 155.

With reference to my letter of the 25th of January and to previous correspondence relative to the suppression of piracy in the Chinese seas, I am directed by Secretary Labouchere to transmit to you the accompanying copy of a letter on the subject from Mr. W. F. Bridges, who has for some time acted as a Barrister in Hong Kong, and lately held the office of Acting ...

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The description of piracy is alone worthy of serious attention, whereas I am inclined to agree with Mr. Brydges in thinking the small petty piracy, at least so far as Hong Kong is concerned, is the more serious ill. I do not think that any good can be done by attempting to prevent the armament of boats at Kong until the police of the adjacent seas is reorganised and enforced by the Government. It would probably miss the pirate and affect the trader who endeavours to provide for his own defence. Mr. ... Send copies to Darcy's office & ... actually state that they enter ... the mis ... Get start ... ex ... all & exert ... Call the attention of the Governor to the state of the law regarding the serving of a legal ordinance, the law being te ... the better this decline ... Entered 12893 Hong Kong The Secretary of the Municipality, 1866 2 April Jardine ... High ... *privately ESABU #Schabouchere Aus. 18. April, 3464 20 March 565 Jour 225 12th April 155. With reference to my letter of the 25th of January and to previous correspondence relative to the suppression of piracy in the Chinese seas, I am directed by Secretary Labouchere to transmit to you the accompanying copy of a letter on the subject from Mr. W. F. Bridges, who has for some time acted as a Barrister in Hong Kong, and lately held the office of Acting ... Page ... (The original text has some OCR errors and formatting issues. The above output is a proofread version in HTML format.) However, to strictly follow the instructions and not include any comments or explanations, the output should be: The description of piracy is alone worthy of serious attention, whereas I am inclined to agree with Mr. Brydges in thinking the small petty piracy, at least so far as Hong Kong is concerned, is the more serious ill. I do not think that any good can be done by attempting to prevent the armament of boats at Kong until the police of the adjacent seas is reorganised and enforced by the Government. It would probably miss the pirate and affect the trader who endeavours to provide for his own defence. Send copies to Darcy's office & ... actually state that they enter ... the mis ... Get start ... ex ... all & exert ... Call the attention of the Governor to the state of the law regarding the serving of a legal ordinance, the law being te ... the better this decline ... Entered 12893 Hong Kong The Secretary of the Municipality, 1866 2 April Jardine ... High ... *privately ESABU #Schabouchere Aus. 18. April, 3464 20 March 565 Jour 225 12th April 155. With reference to my letter of the 25th of January and to previous correspondence relative to the suppression of piracy in the Chinese seas, I am directed by Secretary Labouchere to transmit to you the accompanying copy of a letter on the subject from Mr. W. F. Bridges, who has for some time acted as a Barrister in Hong Kong, and lately held the office of Acting ...
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